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The role of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) and the pituitary gonadotrophins in controlling progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum of the human and the non-human primates is one of the most important fundamental questions concerning the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis still to be resolved. An understanding of this inter-relationship would help in the development of a way of reliably preventing progesterone production from the corpus luteum necessary for the establishment and maintenance of early pregnancy.
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Fraser, H.M., Abbott, M., Laird, N.C. (1986). Effects of an LHRH Antagonist on Luteal Function in the Macaque. In: Fink, G., Harmar, A.J., McKerns, K.W. (eds) Neuroendocrine Molecular Biology. Biochemical Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5131-3_37
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